Teens between the ages of 11-19 are invited to show off their creativity and filmmaking skills by creating videos for the QC Libraries’ Annual Teen Video Contest! Two grand prizes of $100 Visa gift cards will be awarded to winning videos in each category: Short Form Video (30-60 seconds) and Long Form Video (3-5 minutes). […]
Equal parts hard rock, heavy metal and Southern rock Jackyl is coming to The Rust Belt with special guests Electric Shock! Jackyl, with special guests Electric Shock, rocks in Tuesday, October 19. To get tickets: https://bit.ly/TRBJackyl From the moment their first album was released in 1992, Jackyl has defied gravity. They were introduced at a […]
Major League Baseball’s High-A Central champion Quad Cities River Bandits continue to be champions for children’s health. Now the team is issuing a challenge to others to support Genesis Foundation children’s health initiatives by matching their contributions. The River Bandits organization, which capped a great season on the field with a High-A Central League championship, […]
Join Davenport Public Library every third Wednesday, September 15th – December 15th at 2:00 pm at Eastern (6000 Eastern Ave.) as we watch classic movies starring your favorite actors and actresses! For your safety, we will not be serving popcorn or refreshments. However, you are welcome to bring your movie snacks and covered beverages! Space […]
Join us for an afternoon of genealogy in the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center on Sunday, October 24th from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Meet other genealogists, learn tips and tricks, and sample some tasty treats! We will learn how to access Ancestry Library from home which is available through the end of the year! This […]
October is the perfect month to unearth stories of our local cemeteries and their inhabitants. In our program on Wednesday, October 20th at 6:30 pm, tales of murders, tragedies, mayhem, and connections to local hauntings abound. We will use the collections of the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center to help us untangle some of these local […]
The family, friends, co-workers, teachers and students of Thomas William Hagaman are mourning his sudden, unexpected death at age 26 on Oct. 8. A big-hearted, boisterous musician who touched the lives of so many, Hagaman worked at Griggs Music in Davenport; was choir director at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pleasant Valley, and died on Friday, […]
“Winnie the Pooh” is stumbling and bumbling into Davenport Junior Theater this weekend — and all shows are free admission. The performances (at Nighswander Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.), will be Saturday Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., and Sundays, Oct. 17 and 24 at 3 p.m. Admission is free for everyone, first come, […]
WHO: The Quad Cities River Bandits and Genesis Foundation. WHAT: High-A Central Champion River Bandits will announce details of a challenge grant supporting Genesis children’s health initiatives. WHEN: 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 18. WHERE: Modern Woodmen Park, Davenport. See you there!
The Davenport Public Library is pleased to partner with the Hoover Museum and Presidential Library for this live webinar! Join us Thursday, October 21st at 6:00 pm for “Hoover’s Last Trip Home.” To register, please visit https://bit.ly/dpl-thirdthursdayoctober2021. We’ll take a look back 57 years to Oct. 25, 1964, when Herbert Hoover returned to West Branch, Iowa […]
